alternative press

noun2

1. •
   Collectively, newspapers or other printed publications which provide an editorial perspective and information differing from—and often dissenting from—the outlook and information provided by more established, conventional, or official publications.

   • Nonobjective writers gravitate to the alternative press—or to the editorial page. — 1999
2. •
   A particular publisher or publication of this type.

   • "If it were not for the existence of feminist-controlled alternative presses, many works of creation and social criticism by women writers would not be published at all," said Ms. Aidoo. — 1997